An owner of property in Iron and Ashland counties that was the site of a contentious proposal to mine iron ore is trying to resurrect plans for the mine, an Iron County economic development official said.

Officials of La Pointe Iron Co., one of the owners of the property that Gogebic Taconite unsuccessfully sought to develop as a massive open pit mine, met with local representatives in Hurley on Wednesday to discuss reviving the plans.

Kelly Klein, director of development for the Iron County Development Zone, said he and others met with La Pointe representatives, who told them they are eager to find another developer for the site.

SportsCenter ads to debut at Miller Park

Fans attending Friday night's game against the Minnesota Twins will have an opportunity to view the new ESPN “This is SportsCenter” spots starring the Klement’s Racing Sausages.

One spot will air on the stadium videoboard just prior to the Sausage Race during the sixth-inning break. The other will debut earlier in the game at a time to be determined.

I had a chance to see the spots and they are hilarious. The spots were put together by Wieden+Kennedy, an advertising firm with a deserved reputation for creativity.

In the first spot, dubbed “Running of the Brats,” ESPN personality Stuart Scott talks about the running of the bulls at Pamplona, Spain. “Here at SportsCenter,” he says, “we have a similar tradition.” The scene then shifts to a group of panic-stricken ESPN employees running from the sausages. Scott then says: “Is it fun? No. But is it important?” He then turns his head indicating that is a debatable subject.

In the second ad, dubbed “Unhealthy Diet,” Scott and the racing sausages are standing in line at the ESPN cafeteria. Scott asks the Hot Dog if he wants some chicken nuggets. Hot Dog shakes his head no, and points to another food item. Pizza? Hot Dog says no again and points to the food item he really wants.

Scott shakes his head and uses a set of tongs to grab a hot dog to put on Hot Dog's plate. “That’s sick,” Scott says.

The Hot Dog then turns away as the Italian gets ready to make his selection.

The ads are scheduled to air on ESPN next month. Hopefully, ESPN will allow the Brewers to release the ads so everyone can see them.